characters

I’ve been incorporating textures to my illustrations little by little and I’m pretty happy with how these turned out. I’m still trying to learn the right technique so the learning and experimentation continues!

These are so far my favorite bunch of editorial illustrations. All these three illustrations are from Total Girl Philippines’ April 2015 issue.

Like this:

Last month was just a collection of past “Totally Embarrassing” stories, so in this month’s issue of Total Girl Philippines, my new illustration will get a taste of the magazine’s new layout.

I was able to incorporate some details on the illustration’s background. I just love how the contrast of colors turned out here, with the background color being bright, yet making the characters’ colors pop.

“Totally Embarrassing” stories, October 2014

close-up—“Totally Embarrassing” stories, October 2014

close-up—“Totally Embarrassing” stories, October 2014

vector work—“Totally Embarrassing” stories, October 2014

My illustration with the new layout, plus some of my old illustrations:

“Totally Embarrassing” stories, October 2014

Then, here’s a Little-Red-Riding-Hood-inspired illustration, which I’m also very happy with.

“Big Bad Bullies” article illustration

closeup—“Big Bad Bullies” article illustration

closeup—“Big Bad Bullies” article illustration

closeup—“Big Bad Bullies” article illustration

Below is a WIP (work in progress) of the “Big Bad Bullies” illustration:

The scene sketch:

sketch—“Big Bad Bullies”

Little Red Riding Hood alone in the woods—forming the character with the base colors.

WIP 1—“Big Bad Bullies”

A floating head!

WIP 2—“Big Bad Bullies”

Bully #1 taking shape:

WIP 3—“Big Bad Bullies”

The other bullies just came in:

WIP 4—“Big Bad Bullies”

Adding the details:

WIP 5—“Big Bad Bullies”

Hair details:

WIP 6—“Big Bad Bullies”

With the background completed:

WIP 7—“Big Bad Bullies”

AND here’s the final illustration! I edited the colors since the original would look too dark when printed.

vector work—“Big Bad Bullies”

Tomorrow’s Halloween! I hope you enjoy this really fun and spooky celebration!